The goals have come pouring in early, as both teams have netted once inside the opening 15 minutes.

Early indications show it will be a much closer affair than the 4-0 demolition the Red Bulls laid on the Dynamo earlier this season, with Bradley Wright-Phillips bagging a hat-trick.

Wright-Phillips already has one in this match as well, a 13th minute strike to level things up after Houston’s goal in under a minute.

Houston’s early score equals their total tally from the previous five meetings with New York.

The teams are just two points apart in the Eastern Conference standings, and a win would jump Houston over the Red Bulls into fifth position. A New York win would put the Red Bulls up into fourth place above Toronto.